August 2014 archive

Trip Statistics

Caroline was tasked with keeping track of the wildlife we saw: Deer: 8 Red Fox: 4 Bison: 31 Black bear: 19 Grizzly bear: 6 Moose: 9 Hares: 9 Caribou: 20, plus a herd of 100+ across the tundra Eagle: 2 Dall Sheeps: 11 Other stats: Kilometres driven: 12,000 (1,600 on gravel roads) Lowest Temperature: 5C …

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Manning Park

The family had a good time at Manning Park from our lake-view campsite at Lightning Lake. Yesterday we hiked from our campsite to the day-use area to rent a canoe. The lake was quite calm and we were able to keep a good pace rowing to the very end of Lightning Lake. It wasn’t a …

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Lac La Jeune

We arrived in Lac La Jeune late in the afternoon. With multiple forest fires in the region, visibility was limited due to the smoke. It was especially bad in the Fort Fraser area. We stopped in Quesnel for fuel and groceries, but the real reason is because Jeff needed a haircut… Again. We are camped …

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Onwards to Barkerville

Jeff has been looking for a spot to wash the truck and RV for a while. We finally found a good spot in Smithers – $20 and lots of J&G elbow grease to get the truck and RV sparking white again. Onwards to Barkerville where we spent a couple of night there. Barkerville was founded …

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